Singer KK’s demise on Tuesday came as a shock to fans and colleagues, and his college mate and accomplished director Kabir Khan is no different.

Speaking to mid-day.com, Kabir referred to his college mate at Delhi University as his lucky charm. Kabir says, “KK and I go back a long way! Every film of mine has a song by KK, he was my lucky charm. He was an extremely close friend and we would keep planning to meet but years just go by because he was busy and so was I. When someone goes away you realize you should have taken out time!”